echogenic

echogenic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́
Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ)
Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy
Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ)
Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)der.
English echo-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Hellenic *génos
Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.
French -gènebor.
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English -genic
English echogenic

    From echo- + -genic.

    Adjective

    echogenic (comparative more echogenic, superlative most echogenic)

    1. (medicine) Describing any inner part of the body that reflects sound waves and thus produces echos that may be detected using ultrasound scanners.

    Derived terms

    References

    • Echogenic, Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 2004.
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